Eyeglasses.



E. H. SCHILD.

EYEGLASSES. APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 20 1901.- RENBWBD SEPT. 13, 1907.

Patented May 4, 1909.

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EDWARD H. SCHILD, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO LEO F. VADT, OFALBANY,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, v1909. l

Application filed June 20., 1901, Sera No; 65,320. Renewed September 13, 1907. Serial No. 392,770.

improvements iii Eyeglasses, of which thev following is a specification, reference'being had therein to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a front viewv of a air of eyejglasses provided with one embodiment of my invention; Fig. :2 is a view thereof looking at the lower edges of the lenses; Fig.` 3 is a view ofthe inner side thereof; Fig. l a transverse section taken on the-line --l of F ifr. 3; Fig. 5 an end eleva-tion showing its -position on the nose; Fig. G detail views of the lov-:er tip of the nose guard;l Fig-.7 a det-ail section of the upper tip; Fig. 8 adetail view of one of the levers carrying the nose grasping tips; Fig. 9 a detail view of one of t-lie pivot-pin brackets; and, Fig. l0 a cross-sec-X -ton` of a modification' ofthe lower tip Aor guard. '25

This invention is designed to provide eyeglasses with simple and neat nose-clasping devices o'f such construction that a rigid nosebridge may be employed, thus doing away with the usual spriiig-bows'for connecting the lenses, that will permit the glasses to be applied properly and easily with but one hand, that will ,be inexpensive to make, that may be applied to the ordinary spectacles now on the market and thus avoid the necessity .of employing the usual ear-hooks for holding the lenses on the nose, that will insure the glasses setting much more comfortably ou the nose and thereby permit persons to wear them thataie now so disconimoded by the ordinary spring bow glasses as to be compelled to use spectacles, that williinore efectually and more properly hold .the glasses on the nose that may bei'eadily repaired, and that will have other, minor advantages hereinafter set forth.

Referring to the drawingby letters, aidesiguates thc'lenses which are connected to getliei by a rigid nose bridge b of the form ordinarily used iii spectacles. Preferably rigidly clamped in place vagainst each lens mounting is a bracket comprising bracket arm c carryingal bearing piece or upriofht pivot pin fat its free end. It is preferred to seeurethe brackets to the eyeglass mountand l theet-w'o fineen ing by means of the lens fasteners'which in the present instance are the ,ordinary lens screws c and nuts d. The clamped .end ofthe bisacket e is folded or bent upon itself toforni an eye g, through whicli'the screw o passes and a pair of arms h which extend inward far enough and are separated suf- 1' the adjacent horizontal part \1of. the nosebridge, and the lower @ne of these arms Zi is extended inward and forward and liasits extremity formed into the straight upright pivot pin f. These pivot pins incline upward and lrearward and away froml each other, so that they stand at an obliqueangl'e not only to the median line of the glasses but also to the vertical plane thereof, as shown by the dotted lines in the various figures.

Pivotally mounted on each pivot f'is a lever constructed, like bracket e, of a single piece of wire bent on itself about midway its length into afloop ,-tlie two stands or arms thus termed having coincident eyes y' formed finftliem for the rece )tion of the pivot-pin l portions, beyond the eyes, beino' spread apart ipward'and downward and extended inward between the glasses 'and terminating at suitable points toward each other so that the tips shall be directly opposite each other, and the bearing face of each tip is made unyicldiiig and circiilain shape andis cupped out; and the armsci'iyingiiitlie lower tips are extended downward and sliglitl.t away from eali other, and the tip itself is approximately. cone-shaped and provided with two or more (preferably three) longitudinal concaved sides oi' bearing faces m, or convexed sides m .fas shown in Fig. l0. These tips m are pivotally mounted, so that they may rotate fret-ly to bring any one of the sides 111, against the noseof the wearer.. Any suitable means may be used to pivot the tips Z on the depending ends of the wire arms, but I prefer to use a split elastic non-rotatable tube n adapted to be slipped on the Lend'ot the wire and flanged at -itsends to receive thetip and prevent it slipping off but pe r mit it to revolve freely. The loops z' lie 1n v front of the glasses and project outward ands -ci'ently to receive between them and to clasp away from each other, so as to form con venient handles or inger pieces by which to manipulate the levers.

To press the opposite tips normally toward each other a suitable spring p is employed, which consists of a piece of elastic wire formed at one of its ends into an eye through which the lens screw c passes and which is clamped under nut d. From this eye the spring extends inward under the horizontal arm of the nose-bridge and up- .ward to the upper arm of the adjacent lever,

` arms it and prevents, the spring working loose on its clamping screw and having pivotal motion.

These eyeglasses. may be applied to the nose with but a single hand, it being simply necessary to grasp the finger-pieces i between the thumb and forenger of either hand and then spread the nose-tips by pressing the finger pieces toward cach other. They may be removed in the same simple manner. Be-

sides the advantage of thus quickly and properly placing the eyeglasses with but theiise of one hand, these eyeglasses have many other advantages. Perha s the most essential advantage is derive from inclining the pivot pins upward and away from each other, since by this arrangement the tips, as they approach each other, will move in planes ascending from the meridian line of the glasses, so that the moment the tips c come in contact with the opposite sides ofthe nose they act as a fixed point and any further approximation of the tips will have a tendency to force the bridge downward more firmly on ,the nose and thereby overcome the tendency or" the bridge to slide up on the nose. Another, and perhaps equally important, advantage lies in inclining the pivot pins upward and rearward at an oblique angle to thevertical plane of the glasses, so that they shall stand approximately parallel with the front line of the nose when the glasses are in use, as shown in Fig, whereby a more extended movement of the lower tips will be permitted, it being obvious that were the pivot pins at right angles to the plane ofthe glasses or bent in the opposite direction the lower tips would come very nearly in line with the axis of their rotation and hence have but little movement. Again, with my improvements, the ordinary rigid saddle bridge employed on spectacles may bensed,

with the consequent advantages oi nicety great accuracy.

in regulating the pupilary distance; in fact,

my device may be readily applied to spectacles of the ordinary make without any change whatever in the construction thereof, thus doing away with the usual ear-hooks attached to the outer ends of the lenses. Another feature lies in employing springs so constructed and arranged that they not only cause the companion nose-tips to normally approximate each other but also resiliently hold the levers down on their pivots, whereby all looseness of t will be taken up and the levers will be prevented from rattling-and will work properly without nicety of manufacture. The advantage of cupping the unyielding bearing facer of the upper tip is that it will raise-a corre'` spending elevation of the skin of the nose to fit the cup, thereby not only giving additional security against slipping but alsoa minimum of bearing surface with a conse quent lessened tendency to irritation of the skin of the wearer; and the simplicit of attachment of the tip enables a broken tip to be replaced with ease, simply a little cement being used to hold the tip on the end of the wire.

The lower tip Z is especially adapted to press .against the sloping sides of the nose below the bridge. It is tapered upward and provided with two or more sides which are grooved longitudinally to more eectually prevent slipping, or are conveXed as shown in `li`ig. l() to obtain a broader bearing surface. It is rotatably mounted so that its bearing surfaces will readily adjust themselves to the sides of the nose, thereby securing an eiiectual and comfortable t without nicety of adjustment in the manufacture and assembling of the parts. By means of the removable frictional split tube fn, on which the tip is mounted the tip may be readily'renewed when broken, as it is simply necessary to slip the tip endwise oft the ,wire arm and replace it with another.v lt will be observed that this advantage of ease of replacement of broken or lost parts applies to all the parts, as they are so constructed that they may be separately removed for renewal or repair, Sac, lt will be expensively as great nicety of construction will Vnot be necessary, and also that thereA will be little orfno vibration'or rattling although the parts be constructed without .A further point is' that lthe device is so constructed that the supporting part of the nose-guards may be attached to the lens 'frames by means of the usual lens holding screws, and. the clamping nut al forms a check or locknut for the usual lensclamping nut (not shown) and prevents it loosening., andpfiirther, that my construe# tion isjfne'at-'in' appearance as very little of the mechanism is 'visible from the frontv when the glasses are in place on the nose. lt will be seen further that my idea of using two separated bearing surfaces for each member of the guard or clasp and` making them movable in unison is greatly advantageous vover the common practice of.i'isinga guard having a single continuous bearing surface.

In the latter it is impossible to have a hrm bea ring surface the whole length of the guard on account ofthe bony prominences of the nose, and the center of pressure must therefore be restricted to one .two tips do not touch the nose at the same' moment in placing the glasses (because of inaccuracy of adjustment) 'there is sufficient resiliency in the lever arms to insure both tips coming into firm contact. It will be observed further that by making the lowerl tips movable with the upper .tips all st'ietching ofthe skin across the-nose (such as would result were these lower tips made stationary) is avoided,.thus insuring a Amore comfortable and secure attachment of the glasses to the nose, as such stretching of the skin would no doubtresult in both discomfort and insecurity as lthe stretched skin would tend to throw the glasses lforward off the nose.

lt will be observed that the essential feature of the upper tip is that its bearing surface is comparatively rigid and of a ringlike formation .so that it will cover the largest possible area of skin with the -least possible area vof actual Contact and will also press up an elevation in the skin which will enter the cup or ring and thereby most effectually secure the glasses in place. As to the lower tips-it will be observed that it is essential 'that they rotate freely so that they will automatically, by more contact with the nose, adjust themselves to the opposite sides of the nose when the glasses are put in place.

`While l claim and desire to cover the details of construction herein shown and described l wish it understood that l do not conne myself in this respect as many changes may be made. without departing from the invention in the least.

Having thus fully described my invention what l claiin and desire to obtain b v Letters Patent is,

l. An eyeglass mounting embodyingr a bridge, a nose-guard having nose engaging portions in rear of the lenses and mounted to swinrr substantially in a horizontal plane relatively to the bridge, and a spring loop arranged betweeny the guard and another part of the mounting and having :one end rigidly secured and its other end sliding freely.

2. In eyeglasses, the combination with a pau" of glasses anda bridge, .of a pair of noseuards movablynsupported thereon and spring actuated, each nose-guard carrying a bearing tip abovethe bridge and a bearing tip below. the bridge, the bearing tip below the bridge being rotatable andzyhaving two or more bearing sides.`

In: eyeglasses, the combination. of a pair of lensesand a bridge, apa-ir of nosegu'a'rds eaehcarrying a' peiofy separated .v

)daring points one Abelow the; other,' the,

lmve'r'-jl one being mounted 'rotatably' tapered upward and provided witlittyo or more concaved'isides,

v 4. In combination, a 'pa-ii' of f lenses, ia rigid bridge, lens monntings -tonnected lto sii the bridge, fasteners 'securing the lenses to the 'lens moimtings, a' pair of vertically arranged pivots ttached tothe lens mountings by said fasteners in order to be inde= pendently removable therefrom, and springact-uated nose-guards'-haying forwardlyexl 4tendingl operating 'portions pivoted on these pivots fori the purpose'set forth..

' 5, In eyeglasses, the combination with a"-v pairof lens monntings, and a bridge ,coneY nectin-g them, lof lens screws, a' nutont one .end of each lens screw, an armfcarryirig a' pivot pin, clamped between each of said nuts'a-nd a lens mounting, anda nose-guard -l00 pivoted-on each of said pivots' 6. In eyeglasses, Vthe `combi-nation with a kpair of lens mountings, and a bridge con- N nesting them, of lens screws forv said mountings,arms each formed withfan eye through which one of the screws passes and carry- Iing an nprightpivon'a nut on' each of said screws adapted `to clamp one ofthe eyes to a lens mounting, and a nose-guard, pivotally supported on each pivot.

7. ln combination with a pair .of glasses and a nose-bridge connected tothe 'glasses by a screw clamp, of'a pair of nose-guards, a pair of pivotg for supporting the noseguards, an actuating spring for each noseguard, and means whereby the' pivots and the actuating springs are removably supported by the clamp screws of the lens monntings. i

8. ln combination with a pair of glasses anda connecting bridge, of a p ivot pin sup-V ported, at each end of the bridge and 1n clined upward and rearward, and a nose guard pivoted on each of said pms and provided with a pair of separated bearing tips.-

9. In combination, a pair of glasses and a connecting bridge, of a pair 'of pivot pins inclining upward and rearward and a pair of springsactuatd nose-guards mounted on said pins for the purpose set forth.

10. In combination, a pair of and pins supported in front of the bridge aud inclining upwardlandrearward and' away from;v each other and a'iose-guard pivoted on each of saidA pins andv carrying a pair of separated bearing tipsone above the bridge a'iid one below it.

l2. In combination, a pair yof lenses,'a bridge, lens -mountings connected to ,the

bridgeand to the adjacent edges of the re-I spec-tive lenses,a screw passing through each lens-mounting and its lens, and a pair of nose-guards each having a^supporting part clamped to the lens mounting adjacent to the face of one of the lenses by the same lens.

crew that secures the'lens-mounting to *the ens.

13. Inl-combination, a pair of lenses, a bridge, lens mountings connected to the bridge and to the adjacent edges of the respective lenses, a. screw passing through each lensmounting and its lens, and a pair of nose-guards each having a supporting part clamped to the lens mounting adjacent to the rear face of one of the lenses b v the same screw that secures the lens-mounting to the 14. In eyeglasses, the combination with a bridge and a lens mounting, of a fastener for securing a. lens to the mounting, a pivotally mounted nose-guard, and a spring for positioning the guard, secured by the lens fastener. I

l5.' In eyeglasses, the 'combination with a lens mounting, and a screw for fastening the same, of a pivotally mounted nose-guard, and a spring for positioning the nose-Ouard having an eye through which the passes.

16. In eyeglasses, the combination with a lens mounting, a lens and a fastener for securing the lens thereto, of a pivot-ally mounted nose-guard, and a spring for positioning the guard, secured by the lens fastener and arranged in` rear of the lens.

17. In eyeglasses, the combination with a lens mounting, and a bridge', of av bracket secured to the rear face of the lens mounting and extending inwardly and forwardly, a nose-guard, an upright pivot connecting the forward end of the bracket and the 'noseguard, anda spring for-positioning the noseguard.

1S. In eyeglasses, the combination with a lens mounting anda bridge, of a bracket secured to the rear face of the lens mounting and extending, inwardly and forwardly under the bridga'aii upright pivot arranged.

lens screw cameos on theforwardly extending .portion'and in,v

front of the bridge, and a nose-guard mounted on the pivot.

19. In eyeglasses, lens mounting and a bridge, of a pair of suitably mounted pivots inclining upwardly and away from each other, and nose-guards mounted on the pivots and each. having a the combination with a' forwardly4 extending finger piece and nose grips aranged in rear of the pivots.

2U. In eyeglasses, the combination with the lens mounting and a bridge, of a pair of suitable pivots inclined outwardly and up'- wardly, and a nose-guard mounted on the. pivots and each having a forwardly extending finger piece and nose grips arranged in rear of the ivots.

21. In eyeglasses, the combination with the lens mounting and a bridge, of a p air of pivots arranged at an oblique angle to the median line of the glasses and also lto the vertical plane thereof, and nose -guards mounted "on the pivots and each having a forwardly extending linger piece and nose grips arranged in rear of the pivots.

22. In eyeglasses, vthe combination of a wardly extending arms,aforward extension on one of the said arms, and an' upright v9() bracket comprising an eye, a pair ,of inl,

In eyeglasses, the combination with a f lens mounting and a bridge, of a pivotally mounted nose-guard having a forwardly eX- tending loop forming a finger piece.

In eyeglasses, the combination with a lens mounting anda bridge, of a vpivotally mounted nose-guard embodying a single strip of material having a forwardly eX- tending loop formed by bending the material about mid-way of its ends, the rear extremities ofthe strip being provided with nose tips.

25. In eyeglasses, the combination with a lens mounting and a bridge, of a pivotally mounted nose-guard embodying a single Vstrip of material having a forwardly extending loop, coincident eyes forming the bearing for theguard and free end portions spread apart and carrying nose engaging portions. i

26. In eyeglasses, the combination with a lens mounting-and a bridge, of a bracket en: gaging one of said parts, a fastener securing` a lens to the lens mounting and engaging the bracket, and a nose-guard carried. by tlic bracket.

27. In eyeglasses, the combination with a lens mounting and a bridge, of a fastener for 'securing a glass to the lens,` mounting, a

bracket'secured by the lens fastener :pid engaging the bridge, and a nose-guard carried by said bracket.

28. In eyeglasses, the combination with a lens mounting, a bridge, and a fastener for securing -a lens to the mounting, of a noseguard having an operating arm, and a bracket foi' the guard secured by the lens .fa stenei'.

30. In eyeglasses, the combination with a bridge and a lens inouiit. of apivotally mounted nose-guardl having a rearwardly extending arm carrying a nose engaging tip, and a spring arm to position the guard having a slid-ing engagement at its free end with the arm of the iiose-guard.

3l. ln an eyeglass mounting,l the coinbination with a detachable bracket having an attaching eye and means for securing it, of a nose guard mounted to swingen the bracket and having a forwardly extending .rearing detachably engaging the first named finger piece and a rearwardly extending portion having a nose engaging tip.

3Q. ln eyeglassesthe combination with a bridge, a lens mounting and a suitably supported bearing, of a iiose-guard having a bearing detachably engaging with the' first named bearing, and a spi'ing for positioningr the guard having one end rigidly secured and the other end slidably engaging a part to retain the bearings in coperative relation. 33. ln eyeglasses, the combination with a bridge, a lens mounting and a suitably support-ed bearing` of a nose-guard having a bearing, and provided with a forwardly extending linger piece and a rearwardly vextending arin, and a spring arin, slidably engaging the rearwardly extending arm and acting to retain the bearings in cooperative relation.

34. ln eyeglasses, the combination with the lenses, of a bridge connecting them, pivotal arms extending transversely of the plane of the lenses their forward ends, and ,springs arranged between the guards and the mountingr having looped portions extending rearwardly of the lenses and having also a sliding connection with one of the pai'ts.

In eyeglasses, the combination with`-" the lenses, the bridge connecting them, of pivotally mounted arms extending transversely of the plane of the lenses having the operating portions in front of the bridge and the nose engaging portions in rear thereof, springs located in rear of the lenses yielding free ends having sliding engagement with the pivoted arms.

having vertically extending and outwardly lenses, of indepen tending portion.

38. l'n eyeglasses, the combination with a lens mounting and a. bridge, of a spring extending rearwardly from one of said parts and thence forwardly, and a pivotally mounted nose guard engaged by the free end of the forwardly projecting portion of the spring.

39. ln eyeglasses, the combination with a bridge, a lens mounting and a nose-guard, of a spring extending rearwardly from one of said parts and thence forwardly and engaging another of said parts to position the nose-guard.

l0. .ln eyeglasses, the combination with a bridge, a lens mounting and a nose guard, of a rearwardly'exiending spring loop secured at one end to one of said pai'ts and engaging another of said nose-guard.

4l. ln eyeglasses, the combination with a bridge, a lens mounting and a nose guard,l

j lenses, and interposed between the mountand having bearing portions at; their rear ends and operating portions at\ ings and the rear 'arins of the lever, each of said springs being permanently attached at one end `and at the other end having frictioiial contact with the coperating part., substantially as set forth. i

43. Iii eyeglasses, the combination with the lenses, the bridge, and the nose-guards pivotally supported vat the ends of the bridge and crossin the vertical plane of the gent springs for the noseguards rigidly supported at the ends of the bridge, and extending at right angles to the plane of the lenses, and exerting their pressure between the fulcrum and the rear end s of the nose guards, substantially as described.

parts to lposition the 44. The combination with a bridge, a lens mounting and a fastener for securing a lens thereto, of ay bracketalso held by said fastener and a nose-guard mounted to swing in a horizontal plane on said bracket and hay ing a forwardly extending nger piece.

45. The combination with a bridge, and a lens mounting, oi' a bracket arranged on the rear face of the mounting, a nose-guard mounted to swing on lthe bracket in a hori- Zontal plane and having a finger piece, and a fastener for securing the lens mounting and the bracket to a lens.

a6. The combination with a bridge, a lens mounting and a lens, oi' a fastener for securing one of said parts to another, a bracket also held by said fastener, and a nose guardmounted to swing on the bracket and having a finger piece.

47. The combination with a lens mounting and a substantially rigid bridge, of a bracket., a fastener securing the bracket to one of said parts, a nose guard mounted to swing substantially in a horizontal plane about an axis located in a vertical plane to one side of the vertical plane of the fastener,

nose-guard mounted to turn about an axis arranged at an oblique angle `to the plane of lenses h'eld by the mounting, and embodying upper and lower nose grips arranged in rear of the plane of the lenses.

a9. The combination with a bridge, of a nose guard embodying upper and lower pads, and a pivot for the guard arranged at an oblique angle to the planeof the lenses and having its lower end in a plane in Jfront of its upper end. y

In testimony whereof I hereunto alix my signature in the presence of two witnesses this 19th day of June 1901.

EDWARD lil. SCHI ILD.

Witnesses 

